A nice long lie in, which considering I went to bed after 3 last night, meant that I got 7 hours sleep.
Breakfast with Country Tracks. Lunch at 2pm, listening to Gardener's Question Time.
After this, collected a sack of compost which I'd selected for Bronwen and Hector and delivered that, then cycled on down to Peaseholme Green to see the raised bed that the Council have given to Edible York. Chloe had told me that they'd offered to remove the shrubs, and she'd expected them to be dug out. However, the bushes have been cut off level with the ground. This means they will re-grow, and if they are to be taken out, it will be a lot more difficult to do, as shrubs and bushes are MUCH easier to remove if there's something above ground to hang on to! However, a couple of hours with my wrecking bar, a good sharp spade and maybe a bit of help, I reckon I could get them out... most of them anyway. I'll tell Chloe that I'm willing to do it, or help do it. It may be that the Council will respond to her asking to remove the roots.
From here, I cycled up Foss Islands Road to Heslington Road and popped in on Rich, who was feeling positive after last night's gig at Fibbers... which I hadn't been feeling enthusiastic enough to go to. I bought some groceries and picked up a sack and a box of compostables.
When I got in, I did a small amount of work in the garden, and came in to watch Ski Sunday, and shelled pumpkin seeds. I did a lot of writing this evening, something on the benefits of growing foodplants for a friend's website, and emails to support two friends who have stopped going out with each other, and the break-up is very painful.
Later on, enjoyed watching Jack Nicholson playing a very unpleasant bigoted OCD sufferer in As Good As It Gets. Gill and I both think it's an excellent film.
Breakfast with Country Tracks. Lunch at 2pm, listening to Gardener's Question Time.
After this, collected a sack of compost which I'd selected for Bronwen and Hector and delivered that, then cycled on down to Peaseholme Green to see the raised bed that the Council have given to Edible York. Chloe had told me that they'd offered to remove the shrubs, and she'd expected them to be dug out. However, the bushes have been cut off level with the ground. This means they will re-grow, and if they are to be taken out, it will be a lot more difficult to do, as shrubs and bushes are MUCH easier to remove if there's something above ground to hang on to! However, a couple of hours with my wrecking bar, a good sharp spade and maybe a bit of help, I reckon I could get them out... most of them anyway. I'll tell Chloe that I'm willing to do it, or help do it. It may be that the Council will respond to her asking to remove the roots.
From here, I cycled up Foss Islands Road to Heslington Road and popped in on Rich, who was feeling positive after last night's gig at Fibbers... which I hadn't been feeling enthusiastic enough to go to. I bought some groceries and picked up a sack and a box of compostables.
When I got in, I did a small amount of work in the garden, and came in to watch Ski Sunday, and shelled pumpkin seeds. I did a lot of writing this evening, something on the benefits of growing foodplants for a friend's website, and emails to support two friends who have stopped going out with each other, and the break-up is very painful.
Later on, enjoyed watching Jack Nicholson playing a very unpleasant bigoted OCD sufferer in As Good As It Gets. Gill and I both think it's an excellent film.
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